The Warrior Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.41389, -110.88389
Warrior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Warrior MineSecondary: Black Warrior
Secondary: Warrior Copper
Secondary: Geneva Mine
Commodity
Primary: CopperSecondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District
Land Status
Land ownership: PrivateHoldings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: TABULARStructure
Type: R
Description: Along Black Warrior Fault Zone - Ew Trending, Extending E To Miami Fault, With Minor N-S Trending Offsetting Faults
Description: Along Black Warrior Fault Zone - Ew Trending, Extending E To Miami Fault, With Minor N-S Trending Offsetting Faults
Type: L
Description: Pinal Schist To North Side Of Fault, White-Tail Conglomerate To South Fault Has No More Than 50 Ft Of Displacement
Description: Pinal Schist To North Side Of Fault, White-Tail Conglomerate To South Fault Has No More Than 50 Ft Of Displacement
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: VARIOUS TABULAR DEPOSITS IN TUFFACEOUS CONGLOMERATE, AVERAGE WIDTHS FROM 15 TO 30 FT. |
| Comment Type: Location |
Comment: BASED ON LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS IN USGS PP 115 AND 342. USBM SECTION LOCATION IS INCORRECT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979) |
| Comment Type: Production |
Comment: ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA INCLUDES GENEVA MINE |
| Comment Type: Development |
Comment: INSPIRATION COPPER BOUGHT ALL HOLDINGS IN 1920. PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDED WARRIOR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, SOUTHWESTERN LEASING AND DEVELOPMENT AND FISKE AND SNELL |
| Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: WORKINGS ARE TUNNELS IN E-W DIRECTION, THE LONGEST BEING OVER 100 FT. SHORTER LEVELS ARE AT 40 AND 80 FT ABOVE MAIN LEVEL AND 50 AND 130 FT BELOW MAIN LEVEL |
| Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH ETERT SCHULTZE GRANITE INTRUSIVES THROUGHOUT DISTRICT |
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: GENEVA MINE IS AT EAST END OF WORKINGS, NEAR INTERSECTION OF THE WARRIOR FAULT ZONE WITH THE MIAMI FAULT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
References
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS PP 115, 1919.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS PP 342, 1962, P135-137 AND PLATE I
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS PP 12, 1903, P 155-156
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